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Free effects from ActionVFX include: 10 sci-fi and fantasy portal effects, 19 bullet tracing elements and 31 Afrer Effects camera shake presets. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdiKAL2NdSM&feature=emb_logo[/embed] The portals include glowing, expanding rings with various transition animations. All visual effects come in 10-bit ProRes 422 format at 30 frames per second with alpha mattes, making it easy to combine objects within. They are available for free download in DCI 2K

Autodesk has unveiled Maya 2020.4, a new version of its 3D modeling and animation software. The main innovations are included in Bifrost 2.2 - a big update for the multiphysics plug-in Maya, which significantly expands its capabilities. In addition, it is now possible to use custom 3D fields to simulate particles, gaseous liquid or tissue. A stripped-down version of the Maya LT software has received a

V-Ray 5 for Cinema 4D is officially out of Beta 2. Key V-Ray 5 features are now available to Cinema 4D users, including RTX-accelerated rendering, AI noise reduction, as well as built-in compositing and re-lighting in the frame buffer. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEkJckzSDyY&feature=emb_logo[/embed] It is worth noting that V-Ray 5 for Ciname 4D also includes features from V-Ray Next, key among which are "smart rendering", designed to reduce the

Epic Games presented another update for the world-famous game engine Unreal Engine, which is undoubtedly the most popular engine for developing games of all genres and types. The massive Uneral Engine 4.26 update contains a lot of new features, bug fixes, add-ons and much more. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU2aCQnWgmo&feature=emb_logo[/embed] We can mention particularly important changes that will be of interest to artists, not developers, such as the new water,

3ds Max 2021.3 has received new tools for converting assets into clean, square-based meshes in the form of the new Autodesk Retopology Tools add-on and new algorithms directly within 3ds Max itself. Other changes include a new PBR material importerJu support for Bloom in the viewport, updates to the Path Deform and Spline Chamfer modifiers, and a number of changes to fix security vulnerabilities. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEXQOgeaBnE&feature=emb_title[/embed] Autodesk

Blender 2.91 is an update of professional free and open-source software for creating 3D computer graphics, which includes tools for modeling, sculpting, animation, simulation, rendering, post-processing and editing of video with sound, layout using "nodes", as well as the ability to create 2D animation. The update includes improved fabric sculpting, improved boolean operations, mesh-to-volume and volume-to-mesh conversion, customizable curve braids, searchable UI panels, and more. Combined

Aside from usual activity our team members also take part in various 3D projects across the globe, but, since like in 99.9% of times they are accompanied by NDA we are not able to even mention them. However, today we are proud to share a VFX project we helped with – music video “Wasted“, produced and directed by Denys Shchukin. It has already made the international

As almost every other owner of Sega Genesis in his youth, I had most if not all Sonic games on that gaming system and thus was truly thrilled when first rumors of Sonic movies have appeared. Imagine my disappointment when I saw first trailer earlier this year. Sonic looked more like a creature Rick and Morty could hunt down during their adventures, rather than a super-fast

?? Deep dive into the making of Jon Favreau's The Lion King. Don't miss a chance to find out how filmmakers brought the beloved characters from a Disney classic back to the screen! Click here to visit a full article